EPL Gossip Tuesday December 21st
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West Ham are set to take Tottenham Hotspur striker Robbie Keane on a six-month loan deal in a bid to beat the drop.
Full story: Daily Telegraph
Can’t see Tottenham wanting to send Keane out on loan again. At some point they surely want to sell him.
But Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has turned down the opportunity to move to relegation threatened West Ham in a similar deal. talksport
Out-of-favour forward Adebayor could now become a January target for Liverpool. caughtoffside
Adebayor does fit the buy low sell high mold. His value is dropping by the minute.
West Ham’s current star striker, Frederic Piquionne, has rejected reports that he will leave the Hammers for Aston Villa when the January transfer window opens. Goal.com
Piquionne is a good player but wouldn’t go as far to suggest he is there star striker. Also don’t think Aston Villa fans would be thrilled with a 31 year old striker coming in the transfer window.
The Hammers meanwhile are on the verge of signing Aston Villa midfielder Steve Sidwell. Daily Mirror
This makes sense.
Liverpool flop Christian Poulsen is also a target for West Ham who believe they can sign the defensive midfielder for £3m in January. goal.com
This doesn’t. That would be 3 million too much.
Newcastle manager Alan Pardew has told Tottenham to forget about signing star striker Andy Carroll in January.
Full story: the Sun
And Pardew insists it is time for Newcastle to prove they are a big club and hang on to Carroll – who already has 10 goals this season.
Full story: Daily Mail
Like Pardew has any say in this matter. Newcastle shouldn’t sell Carroll but every player has his price.
Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester City have been alerted to central defender Pepe’s contract dispute with Real Madrid. talksport
It may take the summer but a deal will get done. Not the brightest between the ears but few defenders have the physical gifts Pepe has.
Birmingham are bracing themselves for a battle with Liverpool to keep hold of highly rated centre-back Scott Dann.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Could see a back line of Scott Dann and Danny Wilson in Liverpool’s future. Like both players.
Liverpool will fund a move for Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips by selling right-back Glen Johnson.
Full story: Metro
Or, the Reds will use Johnson as part of a deal to sign Bayern Munich forward Mario Gomez.
Full story: caughtoffside
A pair of dumb rumours. Mario Gomez isn’t going anywhere. A) He is scoring goals in bunches. B) Bayern paid 30 million for him. They are not going to sell him at a loss.
Barcelona are considering a £10m move for Arsenal midfielder Denilson after conceding Cesc Fabregas’ price tag could once again spiral beyond their means. Full story: Daily Mail
Brazilian midfielder Denilson has refused to rule out leaving Arsenal after also becoming a transfer target for Wolfsburg.
Full story: Daily Mirror
Arsenal could offer Denilson to Ajax in an attempt to sign striker Luis Suarez and defensive midfielder Jan Vertonghen.
Full story: caughtoffside
Or, midfielder Denilson has used his Twitter account to deny speculation he will leave Arsenal in January.
Full story: Metro
Can’t believe all this press for Denilson, who I maintain should have to add a last name. He isn’t good enough to only go by one name.
Birmingham owner Carson Yeung has been forced to clarify the club’s spending plans after manager Alex McLeish bemoaned a lack of cash. Daily Mirror
When a manager isn’t winning it’s always ownerships fault. Weren’t these same players good enough for a top half finish last season?
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed the Gunners will not be shopping for big-name players in next month’s transfer window, despite the club’s £56m profit this year. Daily Mail
And Arsenal fans just sit there and take it. Granted it makes little sense to tell people you are spending plus January is a bad time to buy but even in the summer Arsenal rarely whips out the wallet despite having the highest ticket price in the EPL.